Clashes in Syria as Monitors Visit

By

Farnaz Fassihi

December 28, 2011

BEIRUT—Arab League observers arrived in the restive city of Homs on Tuesday as a massive protest against the government erupted and deadly clashes with security forces left more than a dozen people killed, according to Syrian human-rights organizations.

The Syrian army withdrew its tanks from Homs streets Tuesday morning ahead of the Arab League's visit. Activists from the Local Coordination Committees, who organize and log protests,...